It’s not surprising that Donald Trump gets along with the Israeli prime minister. After all, both them like to build walls instead of bridges.

Being the megalomaniac that he is, Donald Trump has always had a soft spot for foreign despotic rulers and/or autocrats such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

"President-elect Trump is a true friend of the State of Israel. We will work together to advance the security, stability and peace in our region. The strong connection between the United States and Israel is based on shared values, shared interests and a shared destiny," said Netanyahu, when Donald Trump won the elections.

"I'm certain that President-elect Trump and I will continue to strengthen the unique alliance between Israel and the United States, and bring it to new heights," he added.

The faith not only goes back quite some time, but was also renewed when the Israeli premier came to Washington earlier this year.

During the 90-minute-long discussion behind closed doors at the Trump Tower in Manhattan, Trump and Netanyahu talked about matters like "military assistance, security and regional stability” – and, of course, walls.

The two discussed “at length” Israel’s “successful” experience in building a border fence. It is a 26-foot-long (nearly 8 meters) structure made out of concrete, which the Israeli government claims, was built to keep away terrorists, however, Palestinians claim it makes their lives even more difficult in the region. They even call it the “apartheid wall.”

(FYI: In 2004, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled Israel’s border wall was illegal, calling it de facto land grab. The world court ordered the Israeli government to tear it down but it still stands.)

In fact, not long ago, Netanyahu said something similar about Arabs living in countries bordering Israel.

The Israeli leader announced his government’s plan to build a mega project; a fence (or a wall) that would be built all around Israel to protect from, what he billed, “wild beasts” in the region.

“At the end, in the State of Israel, as I see it, there will be a fence that spans it all. I’ll be told, ‘This is what you want, to protect the villa?’ The answer is yes,” Netanyahu said in February, according to Haaretz.

“Will we surround all of the State of Israel with fences and barriers? The answer is yes. In the area that we live in, we must defend ourselves against the wild beasts.”

Netanyahu was referring to the Arab states, including Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and the embattled West Bank and Gaza Strip, all of which surround Israel.

But, just like Trump, he managed to hide his offensive undertones of his comments in the garb of national security.

And it’s not just walls. Just like Trump, Netanyahu has gotten away with a lot of racist and xenophobic vitriol and lies.

Last year in March, for instance, in order to strengthen support from Israeli conservatives, he posted a warning on Facebook, saying "right-wing rule is in danger" because left-wing organizations were bringing Arabs to vote "in buses" – which wasn’t true.

The comment was denounced as racist and fear-mongering and soon Netanyahu issued a half-hearted apology to brush off further criticism.

Later that year in October, he suggested in an address to the World Zionist Congress that it wasn’t Hitler who was directly responsible for the expulsion of Jews from Europe. It was Haj Amin al-Husseini, the mufti of Jerusalem, who planted the idea of the Holocaust in the Nazi dictator’s mind in 1941.

Also, both Trump and Netanyahu – and direct members of their families – have been accused of committing financial frauds.